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Maldivian President’s India Visit: From ‘India Out’ to ‘India in’?
1 month ago

Maldivian President’s India Visit: From ‘India Out’ to ‘India in’?

The Diplomat  

In the world of small island nations, political slogans can make great waves – but they can also drown in the undercurrent of economic necessity and regional power plays. As part of this newly strengthened relationship, India has provided emergency financial assistance to help Maldives address its pressing economic challenges by issuing $100 million in treasury bills, alongside extending it …

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Maldives Election: Muizzu's Win, 'India Out' & What it Means for Bilateral Ties
8 months ago

Maldives Election: Muizzu's Win, 'India Out' & What it Means for Bilateral Ties

The Quint  

"Muizzu received a mandate to keep doing what he’s been doing. I don’t see it as pro-China or anti-India – it's more an effort to bring more balance to the two relationships," Michael Kugelman, Director of the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington DC, told The Quint. Further, the PNC's win is as much a public endorsement …

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'India Out' campaign: Bangladeshi Islamists make plans to lay siege on Indian High Commission building in London
8 months ago

'India Out' campaign: Bangladeshi Islamists make plans to lay siege on Indian High Commission building in London

Op India  

Following direct instructions of Tarique Rahman, a convicted terrorist and acting chairman of Al Qaeda-connected ultra-Islamist Bangladesh Nationalist Party, a so-called organization named “Global Bangladeshis’ Alliance for Human Rights ” has called for laying siege to the Indian High Commission in London on April 22 this year. According to information, an individual named Zulkarnain Saer Sami, who is listed as …

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Maldives Signals Tilt Toward China
10 months ago

Maldives Signals Tilt Toward China

The Diplomat  

President Mohamed Muizzu’s recent visit to China signals a significant shift in the Maldives’ foreign policy, one that is overtly tilted in favor of Beijing. Muizzu's visit to Beijing came amid escalating concerns in New Delhi, which perceives a gradual distancing from India by the Muizzu-led Progressive Alliance coalition government, which includes the People’s National Congress and the Progressive Party …

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‘India Out’ campaigns simmer in Bangladesh amid election fallout
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘India Out’ campaigns simmer in Bangladesh amid election fallout

Al Jazeera  

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Amid allegations of Indian interference in national elections, there’s a call to boycott Indian goods in Bangladesh. But after last month’s elections in Bangladesh, in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured a fourth term while the opposition boycotted the polls, a massive “India Out” campaign was launched, alleging Indian interference in Bangladesh politics. Obaidul Quader, general secretary …

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India Out: After Maldives, Bangladesh sees campaign driven by hate, misinformation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

India Out: After Maldives, Bangladesh sees campaign driven by hate, misinformation

India Today  

The anti-India online campaign in Bangladesh, coming close on the heels of the Maldives’ ‘India Out’ drive that catapulted President Mohammed Muizzu to power, is driven by leaders and influencers linked to the country’s main opposition party and hardline elements. Hashtag #BoycottIndianProducts picked up pace when several highly influential accounts followed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, its media cell, and/or …

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'At the end of the day neighbours need each other': S Jaishankar on 'India Out' campaign in Maldives
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'At the end of the day neighbours need each other': S Jaishankar on 'India Out' campaign in Maldives

Firstpost  

Amid Maldives’ ‘India Out’ campaign, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that history and geography are very powerful forces and there is no escape from that, adding, that “at the end of the day neighbours need each other” Amid Maldives’ ‘India Out’ campaign, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that history and geography are very powerful …

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Maldives asks India to withdraw troops by15th March
11 months, 1 week ago

Maldives asks India to withdraw troops by15th March

Op India  

Reiterating his demand that India withdraw its troops from Maldives, the Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu has asked India to withdraw its military deployment from the archipelago nation by March 15. On Sunday, Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim, the public policy secretary at the Maldives President’s Office, addressed a press conference and informed that President Muizzu has formally asked India to withdraw its …

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'India Out' campaign in Maldives, supported by current president, was last year when "IT cell" had no interest in Maldives
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'India Out' campaign in Maldives, supported by current president, was last year when "IT cell" had no interest in Maldives

Op India  

The controversy sparked by 3 Maldivian ministers, now suspended, has brought global embarrassment to the Maldivian government. So the Congress’s takeaway is not that Indians made the pro-China Maldivian government bend but that India “lost all the goodwill built over decades”. In a taunt to Mr Sinha, whose tweet first exposed the anti-India faces in the Maldivian government, Kharge blamed …

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Vantage | How Maldives' two 'India Out' champions, Yameen and Muizzu, fell out
1 year ago

Vantage | How Maldives' two 'India Out' champions, Yameen and Muizzu, fell out

Firstpost  

Maldives’ President Mohammed Muizzu’s tenure is off to a shaky start. Reports say, Yameen’s exit is because of Mohamed Muizzu whose party is called the People’s National Congress. And in return, Muizzu made a pledge to uphold Yameen’s campaign promises including the India Out campaign. Many senior leaders of Yameen’s former party have spoken out and have supported Muizzu. We …

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India looking to engage with the new Maldives govt. on all issues, says MEA
1 year, 2 months ago

India looking to engage with the new Maldives govt. on all issues, says MEA

The Hindu  

India looks forward to engaging the new Maldives government on “all issues”, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday, responding to the Maldivian President-elect Mohamed Muizzu’s statement that Indian military personnel would be asked to leave the islands. Coast Guard project opposed While India has had a strong military presence in the Indian Ocean Region for many years, naval …

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Ruling party feud casts shadow over election prospects in the Maldives
2 years, 3 months ago

Ruling party feud casts shadow over election prospects in the Maldives

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 08, 2022 11:00 IST There is a factional war going on within the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party, the first registered political party in the Maldives and widely seen as the closest ally of India, like the Awami League of Bangladesh. The ‘India Out’ campaign The MDP’s biggest Achilles heel is the campaign by the opposition, particularly the …

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Maldives: Nasheed asks MDP to quit government as Solih decrees ban on ‘India Out’ campaign
2 years, 7 months ago

Maldives: Nasheed asks MDP to quit government as Solih decrees ban on ‘India Out’ campaign

Firstpost  

Two swift developments over the previous week/weekend have the potential to dictate the course of domestic politics in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation, Maldives, more than a year ahead of the all-important presidential polls in the last quarter of 2023, with a third one waiting to unfold by June this year. Even as President Ibrahim ‘Ibu’ Solih decreed a ban …

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Maldives cracks down on anti-India protests, takes pro-India stand
2 years, 8 months ago

Maldives cracks down on anti-India protests, takes pro-India stand

Op India  

The Maldives government has cracked down on the opposition over a controversial “India Out” campaign against the Indian military presence in the island nation. According to the reports, the Ibrahim Mohammed Solih-led Maldivian government has issued a decree banning anti-India protests citing threats to national security after certain pro-China opposition parties had started a controversial “India Out” campaign. The Maldivian …

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Maldives: Will ‘India Out’ Overwhelm ‘India First’ Close to Elections?
2 years, 8 months ago

Maldives: Will ‘India Out’ Overwhelm ‘India First’ Close to Elections?

News 18  

In electoral politics, although there is often a major difference between rhetoric while in opposition and action when in government, Abdulla Yameen’s pro-China track record suggests that there is more to his ‘India Out’ campaign than harmless propaganda. It is also pertinent, therefore, for New Delhi to carefully assess whether the ongoing ‘India Out’ campaign by sections of the Maldivian …

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‘India Out’ campaign in Maldives intensifies with Yameen’s backing
3 years ago

‘India Out’ campaign in Maldives intensifies with Yameen’s backing

The Hindu  

About a fortnight since Maldives’s ex-President Abdulla Yameen walked free, after the Supreme Court overturned his conviction in a money-laundering case, the ‘India Out’ campaign in the island nation has intensified, with the former strongman now leading it. Earlier this month, Mr. Yameen’s Progressive Party of Maldives said the leader would travel to the atolls to step up the ongoing …

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Attempts to spread false information: Maldives govt strongly condemns 'India Out' campaign
3 years, 1 month ago

Attempts to spread false information: Maldives govt strongly condemns 'India Out' campaign

India TV News  

Highlights 'India Out' campaign says India-Maldives relations undermine national security of Maldives Intentions behind 'India Out' don't reflect mindset of general public: Maldives govt Maldives govt said that its relations with India, are based on shared historical and cultural ties. The Maldives government on Wednesday strongly rejected the 'India Out' social media campaign, and said that the bilateral relations between …

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